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Quality and Community Structure

Julia Burton, Eric Zenner, Lee Frelich

How can silviculture be used to create
old-growth structure in northern hardwoods forests? Old-growth characteristics
were evaluated along the north shore of Lake Superior to develop prescriptions
for cutting nearby younger stands. Natural disturbances create small gaps,
which can be silviculturally recreated in younger forests to achieve management
goals such as enhanced wildlife habitat and higher stem quality.